I was born in 1951 and my love of music and the beginnings of a career in the music industry began upon hearing the first single by the Beatles. I never managed to see the Beatles in concert but in 2016 Sir Paul played in Vancouver and a friend who supplied stage gear for the show invited me to the gig and I had the strange sensation of tears of joy as Paul told stories and sang the anthems of my life. I had been a music journalist/critic and had interviewed many of my idols but the McCartney show was the supreme point in my career. Thanks for your words that revived my memories.
And thank you Paul and your bandmates!
John, I communicated with you about our difficult times politically while you were still in Canada and mentioned having a pint or three at the Oxford pub in Edinburgh.
Keep grinning and pushing for sanity to return to Canada. Thanks
A wonderful article. What a great man who has brought so much joy to myself and so many others.
Nicely written John.
I was born in 1951 and my love of music and the beginnings of a career in the music industry began upon hearing the first single by the Beatles. I never managed to see the Beatles in concert but in 2016 Sir Paul played in Vancouver and a friend who supplied stage gear for the show invited me to the gig and I had the strange sensation of tears of joy as Paul told stories and sang the anthems of my life. I had been a music journalist/critic and had interviewed many of my idols but the McCartney show was the supreme point in my career. Thanks for your words that revived my memories.
And thank you Paul and your bandmates!
John, I communicated with you about our difficult times politically while you were still in Canada and mentioned having a pint or three at the Oxford pub in Edinburgh.
Keep grinning and pushing for sanity to return to Canada. Thanks
Scott MacKay
Abbotsford, BC
In my youth, in England in the 1960s, one could either be a Beatles fan OR a Rolling Stones fan - but never both. I was a ‘Stones fan.
It took me over fifty years to mature beyond that point but I now unhesitatingly concede that the Beatles are as least as good :)
Great article. Feel like I was there
A musician on YT fearlessly exposes very huge stars who use pitch correction or even lip sync to their many hits on $1Billion tours.
He never mentions Paul McCartney.
He doesn't even have background singers at age 82.